Bloom

• Photographer
  Journey Gong
• Agency / Studio
  Journey Gong Photography
• Photo Date
  05/2024

Some say that you would be here during the springtime, so I went out looking for you every day. The sidewalk ended at the edge of this small town and the season came and went, but you were nowhere to be found. Outside my window in the distance, I saw a tree blooming, as promised.

Journey Gong is a Chinese American artist who presents his poetic interpretations of cultural landscapes through photography. Born and raised in a factory town in Northwestern China, Gong moved to the United States as a young adult. The experience of culture shift has had a great influence on his work. Not only does he appreciate the most celebrated, but also cherishes the often overlooked.